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Heritage Challenges and Progress in Egypt – A Presentation by the Nebi Daniel Association

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HERITAGE CHALLENGES AND PROGRESS IN EGYPT

A Presentation by the Nebi Daniel Association

Wednesday 17 January 2018, 8pm

In 2017 the Egyptian government addressed many Jewish Heritage issues positively.

While obstacles still remain and sensitivity on the issue still runs high, a new proactive preservation approach has emerged affecting synagogues, cemeteries and Torah scrolls.

For the past 15 years the Nebi Daniel Association has been campaigning to preserve Egypt’s Jewish Heritage.

Its two founding members, Roger Bilboul and Yves Fedida, who regularly travel there will give a fascinating and comprehensive account of the Association’s involvement, satisfactions and frustrations, including the exceptionally exclusive work on Torah scrolls